Numbers 3:32

Numbers 3:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
• New International Version (NIV)The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the leaders of the Levites, with oversight of those who kept charge of the sanctuary.

Context of Numbers 3:32

30And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all that belongs to its service. And the prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge of the sanctuary. 33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.

Numbers 3:32 word by word

וּנְשִׂיא֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַלֵּוִ֔י אֶלְעָזָ֖ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן פְּקֻדַּ֕ת שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• princeנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• oversightפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• chargeמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Numbers 3:32

• Numbers 4:16And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have the oversight of the oil for the light, and the fragrant incense, and the continual oblation, and the anointing oil, — the oversight of the whole tabernacle, and of all that is therein, over the sanctuary, and over its furniture.
• Numbers 20:25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor,
• 2 Kings 25:18And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.
• 1 Chronicles 9:14And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
• 1 Chronicles 26:20And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

Commentaries on Numbers 3:32

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-32Verses 27-32 Of the Levites, the Kohathites, the kinsmen of Moses and Aaron, and the most numerous, have the most important charge confided to them, namely, that of the ark, the altars, and the more especially sacred furniture generally.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-39Verses 14-39 The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32Aaron’s third son, Eleazar, led the Levites as an administrator. He was like an executive secretary, while his father did other tasks. He had "oversight of the entire tabernacle" (4:16–20). Eleazar had a key role during Israel’s time in the wilderness. He later became the high priest after his father (see 16:37–39; 19:3–6; 20:25–28; 26:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. chief--rather, "chiefs" of the Levites. Three persons are mentioned as chiefs of these respective divisions [Nu 3:24, 30, 35]. And Eleazar presided over them; whence he is called "the second priest" (2Ki 25:18); and in the case of the high priest's absence from illness or other necessary occasions, he performed the duties (1Ki 4:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 3:32

• Census
• Eleazar (Eleazer)
• Levites
• Priest

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Commentaries on Numbers 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings